Hey, what's a little trash talk among hoopsters? Baller-in-chief Barack Obama welcomed the WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury to the White House today, and, according to the official White House transcript, POTUS engaged in a little back and forth with the Mercury's Diana Taurasi:

TAURASI: Well, on behalf of the Phoenix Mercury and the WNBA, we want to give you a 2014 WNBA Championship jersey.

THE PRESIDENT: Nice!

TAURASI: It's an XL. (Laughter.) So you might have to get on the Atkins. But thank you very much for having us, Mr. President. It's an honor. (Applause.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mjcUREqel0

We hear the commander in chief likes his cheeseburgers, so that should make the transition to the protein-heavy Atkins diet all the easier.